Telling tales of small companies taking on market leaders or two heavyweights battling for dominance have long been a staple of business journalism. But the technology sector, with its culture of innovation and out-doing the competition, has bred a news culture that is particularly prone to drawing upon these “David and Goliath” or “clash of the titans” storylines.
Most recently, Palm's yet-to-launch Pre smartphone has faced a slew of various media coverage that compared it to the smartphone innovation leader, ...